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Belarusian is an East Slavic language spoken primarily in Belarus and by diaspora communities around the world. It matters as a key marker of Belarusian national and cultural identity, though it has faced pressure from the dominance of Russian in the region.
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Belarusian is an East Slavic language. It is one of the two official languages in Belarus, the other being Russian. It is also spoken in parts of Russia, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland (where it is the official language in 5 bilingual municipalities), Ukraine, and the United States by the Belarusian diaspora.
Before Belarus gained independence in 1991, the language was known in English as Byelorussian or Belorussian, or alternatively as White Russian. Following independence, it became known as Belarusian, or alternatively as Belarusan.
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